Compositing Supervisor

Compositing Supervisor - Australia 

Who we are 

Crafty Apes is a high-end visual effects company with a strong foothold in features and episodic television.  We are hiring a Compositing Supervisor with experience in managing compositing teams, while producing high quality results and maintaining color continuity. This person must be comfortable supervising on a variety of shows and/or formats.  This is a full-time staff position with benefits.

What we need 

Crafty Apes is seeking a Compositing Supervisor to manage compositing teams, produce high-quality visual effects results, and ensure color continuity across various shows and formats. The role requires expert knowledge of Nuke and 3D packages, along with a proven track record of delivering photo-real work with quick turnarounds. This supervisor must be able to develop workflow and pipeline strategies, effectively communicate and delegate compositing needs to the team, and manage administrative duties such as mentoring artists and monitoring shot progress, all while maintaining a highly professional demeanor. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong artistic skills, effective problem-solving abilities, excellent communication, and time management skills, especially when juggling many shots to meet tight deadlines.

What you do 

• Communicate and delegate the compositing needs of the show to the team in order to ensure that the quality of work is of the highest of standards.

• Develop workflow and pipeline strategies in order to ensure proper workflow methodology for all artists.

• Display a thorough understanding of the process combined with relevant artistic skills.

• Competent user of Nuke with a proven track record delivering photo-real work with quick turnarounds.

• Ability to juggle many shots at once in order to meet show deadlines.

• Effective problem-solving skills.

• Ability to take direction from the VFX Supervisor.

• Manage both hands-on operation of a workstation as well as the administration duties, including mentoring artists, monitoring shot progress, monitoring show resource usage, and gauging deliverables with Production Management.

• Maintain a highly professional demeanor and level of diplomacy.

What you need 

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree preferred, but not required. It would be a huge plus!

• Minimum 2- 3 years as a Compositing Supervisor.

• Expert knowledge of Nuke and 3D packages. 

• Solid experience in problem solving, as well as leading and training teams of Compositors.

• Excellent communication skills, artistic skills, and time management.

• Proven ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas.

• High level of experience in an episodic television and/or fast paced environment.

• Strong understanding of color correction, blue & green screen, roto, mattes and tracking technologies.

Working Rights

100% remote within Australia, we are open to global applicants ( sponsorship available )  but you must be in a position to relocate for the role if you are successful. Please send your CV, reel/portfolio and clear breakdown that demonstrates your skills match our needs.